Gosh It's ... Bad Manners is the third album by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners from October 1981 and their most popular and successful album, peaking at number 18 on the UK album chart. The band had originally formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School, North London. They commemorated the 1980 closure of the school on the back sleeve of the album.
Track listing
All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
"Walking in the Sunshine" – 3:29 "Dansetta" – 3:19 "Can Can" – 2:49 (Jacques Offenbach) "Weeping and Wailing" – 3:42 "Casablanca (Rags and Riches)" – 4:53 "Don't Be Angry" (Live) (Nappy Brown) – 2:33 "Ben E. Wriggle" – 3:50 "Runaway" – 3:11 "Never Will Change" – 3:06 "Only Funkin'" – 3:37 "End of the World" – 3:00 "Gherkin" – 4:40
2011 Bonus Tracks "Armchair Disco" – 3:12 "Night Bus to Dalston" (Vocal Version) – 2:14 "Buona Sera" (Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose) – 2:50 "The New One" – 1:05 "No Respect" – 1:58 "Walking in the Sunshine" (Extended Version) – 5:33
Personnel
Buster Bloodvessel – Vocals Louis 'Alphonso' Cook – Guitar David Farren – Bass & String Bass Martin Stewart – Keyboards & Bagpipes Brian Tuitt – Drums & Percussion Chris Kane – Saxophone & Tin Whistle Andrew Marson – Saxophone Paul "Gus" Hyman – Trumpet Winston Bazoomies – Harmonica Roger Lomas – Production Ted Sharp – Engineer Recorded & Mixed at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
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